It's not a bad show, but it certainly is not stand out enough to be a "Pick". I'm not sure what they were thinking putting this out there as such. I've heard this show described as loose, but it sounds more like sloppy to me. Jerry's singing during Stella is pretty bad, and the other members vocals throughout the show are not much better. That said, I've heard they took mescaline that night, so maybe that's what's generating the sloppiness. I don't fault the boys (and woman) for having a good time, it's just strange that this was put out as a pick, as I said earlier.

Garcia growls on Loser & Jed
Chemistry between Weir & Donna -LLR & Lightning
Weir growls on Supplication

Although this Scarlet is under 10 minutes
Donna is moaning low
and the band is dripping psychedelic
Band taking turns scatting during FIRE
I would have been calling Werewolves post drums.
Dancin> "Don't you hear me crying"
Oh, yeah, this is another good Donna Jean tune.
They sound like they are pretty loose.
Very cool open ended jam.
Hope they don't do any more lyrics for this
Only Donna Jean seems to have it still together.
A waste is a terrible thing to mind.
I think PIG would have been chuckling.
If MIT steps was anger
this is a mix of lust and laughter.
Do you have the feeling that black coffee
was in order during that more pre-techno trip than hardcore Drumz.
Micro Space> wanted to get back to business>NFA
Jerry feelin it towards the end of Stella
that little ahhhhh..
Mighty bent Werewolves..
78 was a good year for JBG!

Average to below average sets for '78, overall the show is a bit flat and lifeless compared to the top stuff from the year, though there's a great tranny into Tennessee and a perfect Peggy-O. Wachtel & Zevon's Werewolves was played 7 times on this tour and twice more in the summer. It's weird because the song was brand new at the time and they really took to it - not something this band otherwise did. May 9 must not be in the vault or surely they would have put it on Dick's 25 instead of this show, the sloppiness of which was blamed on the mescalino gods, and chalked as a learning experience. You could argue that it made it unique.

First Set. The set is average-to-flat. The segue from Mama Tried to Tennessee Jed is of brief interest. The set then improves to the highpoints of the show, with a good Minglewood and classic Peggy-O before a decent-enough Lightning>Supplication.

Second Set. They're just not firing on all cylinders for Scarlet>Fire. Bobby may have been pie-eyed for Dancin' but he sounds drunk. Jer and the rhythm section prevent a complete trainwreck. Drums is the set highlight so far - before turning into a monotonous half hour of eyes without a face Drums without a Space. Though, the way they start the clave for NFA s'cool, and it also has a cool middle jam (albeit with ridiculous vox - "not fade awaooahh"). The rest is average '78 until Werewolves of London. Most people hadn't heard of Zevon yet as the single started radio play that month. It's okay...until Bobby starts playing a different song and in a different key. Ouch; and then everybody but Jer stops taking the song seriously. Fun enough if you happened to be there but not the choice for posterity-based representation. Johnny B. Goode is better than the whole set that preceded.

1st Set:  C
2nd Set: D
Overall = 2 stars

Highlights:
Peggy-O - Jer takes an extra measure - it's a Jer show

SOURCES: The miller.16333 is the SBD upgrade. All but Mexicali Blues, Mama Tried and Peggy-O are on Dick's Picks #25. There's a wild triple matrix from dusborne, but it's hard to control the phase artifacts with three sources.

Typically, I've come to think of Werewolves of London as filler, or not even, maybe more like fodder. But the version in tonight's show is pretty damn good. The Phil contributions with his growling, and Donna's voice quivering like she's being felt up at prom, Jer's guitar and everyone is into it.

saw this & hope I'm not out of line posting here, sounds excellent
thanks to all involved